Load transmission device



Jan. 16, 1940.. E. L. MIER ET AL.

LOAD TRANSMISSION DEVICE Filed Dec. l2, 1938 lend losses due tocastingimperfections. Amission device. or dowel support of the present 1li` 50i-slab` relative to the other, from the initial 4coand particularly thosel ci the lower flanges lil, 50'

Patented Jan. 16, 1940 n IVM l f vUl'u'rloj STATES PATENT oFFilcE f 1 l,altaresv u "v i LOAD TRANSMISSION nevica v Y n Everett L. Mier,` Chicago, and Burr` 0.x Wilcox,

Branden,` 11,1.,7assignors to lilational` Road Joint Manufacturing Company, Chicago, lll., a cor- Isolation of illinoisl 'i i `Ampliateon December 12,1938, serial Ne. 245,154 f 7 claims; (o1. sfr- 8) The present invention relatesto a load transdowels are usually housed in metallic supports mission `device `foruse in the building offroadthat areeinbeddedin the `concrete or otherroad Waysgorthe likacf concrete or other monolithic material.,` `The, doivels. generally and preferably construction materials, and wherein adjacent, are longitudinally shiftab-le relative to said sup;- I4v Aslabs must` be tied together inl orderto `preclude ports, to compensate for expansion and contrae4 l5 displacement from an initial level or planarI rela tion of the slabs occurring due to changing tionsliip. v f 1 n Weather'or temperatue conditions. l It is the An object oi `the invention is to vprovide an metallic dovvel support kthat forms the subiect improved former? load transmissiondevice of matter of the Present invention. 1 'f 10 `the character referred tojwhich is ofi extremely As stated earlier herein, the `dovvel supporter 10 simple design, and constructedci a few sheet load transmission device heretofore Was a cast metal stampings instead of being castor molded, ingwhich-fhad various disadvantages and insufthereby effecting a substantial saving in the cost 'flciencieswhicn by means ci the present invenof manufacture, and eliminating breakage losses, tion, are effectually obviated. The load trans- Another object of the` invention is togprovide invention is a ,Sheet metal VSMHICI- 0T Pressed a novel design of load transmission device which construction of `simple` and inexpensive l design. may be rapidly assembled from sheet metal The particular manner in Which this improved stampings,` and Without the usel of Welds, rivets, devceis 'quicklybuilt up from sheet metal parts bolts or other separate-,fastening devices. having'certain structural cooperative features, is 20 A further object is to provide a novel g con--` 0f considerable mDOrtanCej and advantagef-Iid struction scheme in the manufacture oslieet forms part of the inventionalso. l

metal load transmission devices, wherein factory Withjreference tothe accompanying draw l scraps may be utilized to advantage with a subit should lSt 'be IlOEd that the entire, deVlGe` iS t stantial saving of labor and material costs. constituted of but `three stampings or sheet metal` 25,.,

.Another object is to provide a novel assembly' parts 5, 6, and 1. The part 5 may beconsidered l of parts in a `sheet metal load transmission de-v the bearing body, the part 6 the stool portion, vice, whereby the entire assembly may be locked and theV part l they interlock Platani' the IOIlt together by ineens of a single peening, rolling, or plate oi the device. It is notewofthy that` the pressing operation performed on but one of the parts mentiOned are SO COOTdnated StlllCtLlIlll/TBU constituent parts thereof, at a great reductionr j that they arey held assembled Without the usev of of expense. l H anw separate fastening means such as lloolts,` l

The foregoing and other objects are. attained rivets, clamps or Welds. It is for this reason, at

by the means described herein and disclosed in least in part, that the assembly is rapid and` y, the accompanying drawing, in which: l inexpensive, and therefore of material advanv35` Fig, l is a perspective viewfoi the `new sheet-` tage inthe manufacture of the `ir'nproved load metal loadtransinission device ofthe invention, transmission device;` l i as ,seengfromtherear.` l l n Attention is first directed to the `bearing body lFig. 2vis a-ront View of the device. 5; which isv adapted to receive the usual dowel ,w15 Fig. 3 is across-sectional"view taken on line elementof the road joint.` This body part com- 4,0 3--3 of Fig. 2L l l j prises a single stalnpinglof` sheet'l metal folded Fig. 4 is a fragments] :perspective view of the upon itself at the ,back or rear edge so that its forward end of `one pressed metal part of` the forward; ends extend toward the interlock `plate device. f i l.' The opposite sides of the bearing body are ,l5-l Thelcad transmission device as known in the. identical, `and each comprises anupper laterally 45` art Aci concrete. orl monolithic construction, is extending, flange 9,- a lower laterally extending` that portion of a road joint structure vvl'iicloiurn flange it, a laterally pressed hali-cylinder li, nislies al connection between adjacent individual. and a series of plate abutments I3 at the forward slabs soas to preclude shifting or settling of one end of eachside. The rear ends of all the ilanges,

planar relationship. The complete load trans are tapered or convergedtoward the fold `it at the structure generally includesI a series ci back of the `bearing body, totprovide stops or heavy metal dowels extending `in a common di-V abutments precluding shifting of the bearing body v rection within tliematerial of the adjacent slabs, along the stool portion vas will more clearly i 55;; 'at-the, expansion or contraction joint, Iand said ,become evident as the description proceeds. if, 55

desired, the upper portion of the rear end 8 may be provided with a hook I4 and slot I5, furnishing an anchor means whereby the load transmission device may be wired to adjacent elements of an expansion joint structure, or to a shipping crate. The half cylindrical depression I2, which extends lengthwise of the body 5 and forms half of a dowel socket, preferably has a substantial bullet shape, the front end thereof being open and straight. As shown in Fig. 4, the half cylindrical portion has an arcuate edge I6 which extends forwardly of the anges and the abutments I3, for a distance exceeding slightly the thickness of the interlock plate, so that the aperture I'I of said plate may receive the extension I6 of both bearing body sides, the extensions projecting therethrough sufficiently to enable their being peened over or rolled upon the iiat front face of the plate or orcibly pressed through the aperture I1, thereby to permanently and securely vjoin the plate and the bearing body at the location I8. The connection through the plate aperture performs the additional function of holding the opposite sides of the bearing body in 'substantial flatwise abutment, preventing spreading of the dowel socket or bearing. The plate, therefore, acts as a collar upon which various lateral stresses and strains are distributed.

. The stops I3 and the forward edges of the flanges 9-49 and Ill-Ii! back up the interlockplate and determine its position upon the bearing body 5. In order that the plate l may tightly fit the body 5, the upper flanges 9 and the lower flanges Il] are made non-parallel, that is', the upper flanges incline toward the rear of the body, and the lower flanges decline in the same direction (See'Fig. 3). Accordingly, the embrace' .of the plate flanges I9 and 2D upon the flanges Si and IU of the body 5, is rendered forceful and inducive yof a tight and durable assembly, by the resultant wedging action. I

The'interlock plate will be seen to include, preferably, a pair of rearwardly extending horizontal anges I9 and 2t which embrace between them the upper and lower flanges of the bearing body. This disposition of the various anges results in a rigid and durable assembly.

Attention is now directed to the stool portion 6 which is a'single stamping developed into a front leg or standard 2|, a rear leg 22, and an intermediate substantially horizontal lap-channel j portion 23 providing a guideway into which the ward end of channel portion 23 is s lid onto the rear end of iianges ill-Ll E of the body sides, until the upper end portion 25 of th-e front leg passes beneath the flange 2l) of the interlock plate l', when the frictional engagement. of the parts 2t! and 25 sets up a yielding resistance to further sliding movement of the flanges Il) in the guidet way 23. The resistance to final positioning of the stool portion may be overcome by a hammering or pressing operation', which drives the seat 25 under the iiange 2Il'and the rear tapered ends 26 of iianges IIJ into the constrictions at 24 of each channel part 23. It will be understood,

of course, that the tightness with which the stool l' parts engage the bea-rngbody and the interlock plate may be increased to the extent that a machine operation might be necessary for joinder of the parts, or if desired, the parts may t rather loosely and be tightened after assembly by a press or hand hammer operation. Preferably, however, the fittings at 24 and 25 are just snug enough to enable hand assembly, with a final hammer blow required to set the parts permanently in the assembled relationship. The assembly thereby is rendered rapid and simple without the need for a machine operation.

To impart the necessary strength to the stool portion, it may be ribbed as at 21 and channeled as at 28. Suitable feet or bases 29 and 3D may be furnished on the legs 2I and 22 as an aid in maintaining the device in upstanding position upon the bed of the roadway or other construction project, while supporting an expansion or contraction joint structure in position for pouring of the concrete. The various iianges, channels,vand extensions, in addition to performing the function of enabling rapid assembly and a durable construction of the load transmission device, serve also as excellent means of affording an effective bond with the concrete poured thereabout.

In applying the interlock plate to the bearing extensions I6 of the body 5, the peening or rolling operation may be dispensed with by reducing the diameter of the plate aperture I'I to such an extent as to enable the use of a pressed lt cf the extensions i6 therein. Various other modifications and changes in the structural details may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a metallic sheet formed to provide a body having a dowel socket portion including a forward extension, and pair of mounting iianges, a front plate apertured to .snugly receive the forward extension of the dowel socket portion, and a stool section of sheet metal formed to provide a supporting leg and a channel in which the mounting ilanges of the body are received to maintain an assembled condition of the parts.

2. A device of the class described,lcomprisng a metallic sheet formed to provide a body having a dowel socket portion including a forward extension, and a pair of mounting flanges, a front 4 plate apertured to snugly receive the forward extension of the dowel socket portion, and a stool section of sheet metal formed to provide a supporting leg and a channel in which the mounting anges of the body are received to maintain an assembled condition of the parts, and a wedge means on the front plate forced betweenthe supporting leg of the stool portion and the mounting anges of the body, for binding the anges in the channel of the stool portion.

3. A device of the class described comprising in combination, a strip of sh-eet metal folded upon itself transversely to provide a pair of body sides, each of said sides being pressed lengthwise to form half of a dowel supporting socket, said halves being in registry to furnish a complete socket open at one end, an upper flange and a lower flange on each body side, extended outwardly to overhang the socket halves, said upper and lower anges being convergent toward the open end of the socket, an apertured front interlock plate including upper and lower flanges wedged over the convergent upper and lower flanges of the body sides, the aperture of said l Cn interlock plate registering with the open end of the dowelsocket, and a stool for supporting the dowel socket `body and its interlock plate,

,said stool inciuding a l'eg standard and a channel, vthe channel supporting therein the lower extending anges of the -body sides.

i Ll.' n device of the class described comprising in combination, a strip oi' sheet metal folded transversely to provide a pair of body sides in flatwise contact, each of said sides being formed with a longitudinal depression forming half of a dowel supporting socket, said halves being in registry Aand extended beyond the 'body sides to form a complete dowel socket with a forward extension thereon, a flange on each body side extended outwardly and beneath the socket halves aforesaid,

an apertured front interlock plate disposed substantially at right. angles to the dowel socket axis, and having the forward extensions of the dowel socket halves received in the aperture thereof `to preclude separation of the body sides, and a stool including a longitudinal channel of a width sufficient to receive the outwardly eX- tended iianges of the body sides therein.

5. A device of the class described comprising in combination, a strip of sheet metal folded upon` itself transversely to provide a pair of` body sides, each of said sides being pressed lengthwise to form half of a dowel supporting socket, said `halves being in registry to furnish a complete socket open at one end, an upper flange and a lower ilange on each body side, extended outwardly to overhang the socket halves, said upper and lower flanges being convergent toward the open end of the socket, an apertured front interlock plate including upper and lower flanges wedged over the convergent upper and lower flanges of registering with the open end of the dowel socket, and a stool for supporting the dowel socket body and its interlock plate, said stool including a leg standard and a channel, the channel supporting therein the lower extending flanges of the body sides, and a constricted seat portion at the upper` the body sides, the aperture of said interlocky plate extremity of the leg standard forsnugly receiving between it and said lower extending flanges the lower flange of the 'interlock plate. i,

6. A load transmissiondevice for expansion joints, comprising a stool including divergent depending legs and an intermediate channel portion, a separate body portion including a dowel socket and a flanged lower edge for reception in the channel of the stool whereby to join the stool and the body portion, and a separate interlock plate including a' dowel socket aperture in regis try with the dowel socket of the body portion, and means wedging the interlock plate relative to the stool and the body portion. i

7. A load transmission device for expansion joints, comprising a stool element including a pair of legs and an intermediate leg-connecting portion, said portion having an integral channel formed thereon, and a dowel support `body of 

